- 606
- New York
- Mind_R1ot
Famine! Great job, old bean.👍 👍 Good to see you still around. Let's see, my 1st enduro was my old fave, Grand Valley. With my old standby, the ORECA Viper, with oil & R1s. I don't run these to lose, but after the preview, I thought we'd be pretty even. I had just bought the Viper, tuned, oiled, tweaked & hit the track. Remember when I said I'd be about even with the field? I wasn't. I think it took me 30 sec to lose 'em all. Well, OK, maybe a lap or two- at most! This was one of my favorite cars at a track I've "driven" on for 7-8 years. Both were a little different & I hadn't used either for maybe a year. But it was all coming back, the new track seemed smoother. The cement "runoffs" seemed unecessary. Well, the one after the last tight chicane before the S/F line came in handy . The car felt better, I had tweaked it at the first track that I could run slicks on. It took that weird turn between the two tunnels better than ever! And, there's not much else to say. I've always loved that track, by the time I was done, the NSX-R was 5 laps down, or something. Cake.
I think my next one was 246 (Sorry, I'm going back a few months here.) I used my BMW M3 GTR.... I tuned the Auto for the track (I knew about "Original Circuits", etc. By that time.) Great car, equal power. Fast track that I knew & liked. I passed the field fairly easily except the Motul Pitwork Z. I never lapped him. If my tires lasted 15 laps, his lasted 20. I never had to top off on fuel, though. The hard part was towards the end; I had made my last pit, traffic was all over me so I can't get any closer to the Z which SHOULD have been due..... Finally, 2 to go. I'm clear & the Z pits. Guess what? I put him in the corner of turn 1! Don't say a word, he'd clip me without blinking! My tires were perfect & I hauled ass around that track, but somehow that Z came in 5 sec. after me.
Then I did N.Y. & El Cap. (Saki, anyone? ) with the Shelby Series 1.I LOVE this car! Handles, brakes like glue! Tires wear pretty evenly. You can leave it at 400HP 'cause the car is so light. Good on gas. I use a wing & a great setup. Aced 'em both.
More to come....